Prevention Educator

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Position: Prevention Educator

Position Type: Permanent

Location: Fair Lawn, NJ (Will require local travel)

Hours: Business Hours (7am-3pm, 8am – 4pm, or 9am-5pm shifts available)

Some evening and weekend work will be required on a rotational basis.

We have multiple job openings for Prevention Educators. The candidate selected for this role, in partnership with youth, families, schools, and communities, implements evidence-based and evidence-informed prevention programs and services for all Bergen County school districts to promote mental health wellness.

What you will be doing:

Collaborates with consultants, school districts, and community service providers to facilitate training, workshops, assemblies, etc.
Assists in the programmatic data collection, reporting, continuous quality improvement processes and evaluation of services to target population.
Provides ongoing input on hub design areas of focus, supportive community resources, etc.
Assists in planning programs in schools and communities.
Maintains active, constructive relationships with collaborative partners, funding sources, school administration and faculty, community groups, service providers, and other relevant agencies.
Maintains current knowledge of evidence-based prevention programming and implements evidence-based prevention services and curricula with fidelity.
Participates in relevant state and community meetings to promote program awareness.
Other duties as assigned.

What experience we are looking for:

Required bachelor’s degree in a Human Services related field, experience in the provision of prevention related programs.
Required at least three (3) years’ experience working in a non-profit, social service environment in development or implementation of community-based services, prevention programs, or any other human service programs.
Bilingual Spanish/Polish/Korean preferred.
Experience in implementing evidence-based practice models and other materials related to training and coaching according to policies and procedures.
Available to work a combination of before, during and after school hours.
Excellent communication skills - oral and written.
Valid driver’s license and use of own vehicle for self-transportation.
Must identify with the mission and goals of the agency.
Ability to effectively work with people of diverse cultural backgrounds and races.
Ability to effectively work as a team member.

Salary Range: $46,000 - $50,000. For benefits eligible employees: medical, dental, vision, holiday pay, vacation pay, and sick pay, life insurance, retirement plan, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, long term disability Insurance.

WorkDynamX and our Client are Equal Opportunity Employers.